Applied Science

Steve Wood is a former Zoologist who now works in Health & Human Services. We sat down and discussed the animals that live in his area (which is a similar group to the ones that lived in my old area), and a few that live elsewhere. You can see his photos of these animals on Instagram @thebackyardzoologist. Intro Song: “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division.

Just Yogi this week, rounding up some of the most interesting (and bizarre) science stories from recent weeks. Didn't want to focus on Mars and Covid too much, so we got them out of the way briefly in the beginning.   0:00 - Intro  1:38 - Mars, Perseverance, Rocks  5:12 - Covid-19: J&J, Telomeres  8:04 - Zoom Exhaustion  12:25 - Magnetic Field Mini-Flip  23:43 - Try Anchor.fm  25:19 - Nikola Truck Company  26:42 - How dogs came to the Americas  30:10 - Technology Lightning Round  31:41 - Warm Water Flow in the Atlantic  34:08 - Outro

Josh has been a good friend for nearly 3 decades. He teaches Writing and Literature in Denver (but he's a NYer). We talk about a variety of topics, but focus on Games (and Gaming) and the human mind (including how we learn, why we like the things we do, mental health, etc).   Some background: I've given Josh (and others) crap about D&D for many years, and here we really get into an analysis of why some people like it and others don't. Also get into video games, having kids, etc. Life, bro.  Josh is what I would call a “Bibliophile” or “Literati”, and he uses a lot of big words; I commend him on his patience when talking to a math/science guy like me.   Lastly: Yeah, this is a really long episode. I thought about splitting it into two, but decided to leave it as one. I do suggest you take it in pieces of a size that work for you.   Intro song - “Knowledge” by Operation Ivy